Adjustable bracket.



P. WHITE.

ADJUSTABLE BRACKET. APPLIoATlon FILED KAY a, 1-911.

v1,010,994. Patented Dee. 5, 1911.

' WITNESS/58 /VENTOR W7tz2'e 'UNITED Y sTATEs PATENT orrion.

PATRICK WHITE, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADJUSTABLE BRACKET.

Application led May 3, 1911'. Serial N0. 624,786.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be itv known that I, PATRICK WHITE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, Long Island City, borough of Queens,in thecounty of Queens `and Stat-e of New York, have invented a newplaced scantling to form a horizontal scaf-I folding. A

A further object of my invention is to so construct such an adjustablebracket as to be firmly placed upon an inclined roof and adapted to bereadily removed to different positions on the roof.

I attain the above outlined objects by constructing a bracket of ageneral triangular shape, having an adjustable hook depending `from oneend to fit over a metallic framework of an unnished roof, positioningtwo of these brackets apart on the roof and connecting the same by ascantling or board or boards, to form a readily constructed bracket.

With the above and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafterappear, the present invention consists in certain novel details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts on all the figures.

Figure 1is a perspective view, showing a perspective embodiment of myinvention applied to a roof construction; Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofone of the brackets; and Fig. 3 is a view taken through the line 3-3 ofFig.` 2, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Described more in detail, my bracket comprises a three-sided figure, oneside 4 of which constitutes a support, extending from one end of which,and at right angles to the same, is a depending arm 5 having a series ofapertures y6 extending therethrough. EX-

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

tending from the opposite end of the supportj4 from the depending arm 5is a similar but shorter depending arm 7, having apertures 8 extendingtherethrough. Engaging one of the apertures 8in the depending arm 7 Visa plate 9 carrying-a thumb screw 10, which thumb screw is adapted tobear against the under side of a horizontally-disposed roof member 11 tofirmly fasten the bracket in position on said roof member. By means ofthe several apertures 8, the plate 9 may be adjusted vertically to fitdifferent sized roof members 11.

TheY support 4 is recessed at 12 adjacent the end from which depends thearm 7 in one of which recesses is piv'oted one end of an arm 13, whicharm is preferably constructed of two plates fastened together at 14intermediate their length, both ends of which member have their platesdiverging from one another, the upper Voffset y15 straddling the support4 and having a pin 15 passing through the upper end of the member 13 andthrough one of the apertures` 12. The lower end of the member 13 isseparated to form a V, as shown at 16, constituting spaced apart feet17, vthus affording a broad support to rest upon a roof member 18extending parallel to the roof member 11. The upper ends ofthe feet 17are bent inwardly and brought together as shown at 20, and

extend upward at. opposite sides of the de- Vbroad rest for the bracketon the roof, irrespective of the distance between the roof members 11.

Two or more such brackets are disposed horizontally along the roof, andscantling 23 is permanently or removably positioned on said brackets,thereby affording a form, substantial and readily removable support fortile Setters or other mechanics working on the roof.

Many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparentlyWidely different embodiments of this invention could be made withoutdeparting from the scope thereof. It is intended that all matterscontained herein in the above description or shown in the accompanyingdrawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense. It is also to be understood that the language used in thefollowing claims is merely intended to cover Y.

all the generic and specific features of the invention herein described,and to cover the full scope of the invention, which, as a matter oflanguage, might be said to fall therebetween, and that materials, sizesand relativities of parts are non-essential, except as Called for in theclaims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

l. A bracket adapted for use on sloping roof construction, comprising ahorizontally disposed supporting member having arms depending fromopposite ends, one of said arms having an adjustable hook member thereonadapted to engage a member of the framework of the roof, the other ofsaid members having apertures extending therethrough, an arm pivoted tosaid support intermediate its length, said arm having spaced apart feetadapted to rest on the framework of the roof, said feet having membersremovably in engagement with the said apertured depending arm, wherebysaid support may be maintained in horizontal position.

2. In an adjustable bracket for scafolds to be used on roofconstructions, a support, an arm integral with and depending from saidsupport, an adjustable hook `fastened to said arm and adapted to engagethe higher of a pair of members in the roof framework, a member pivotedto said support intermediate its length and adapted to be supported bythe lower of said pair of members, and an arm rigid with said supportand adjustably connected to said pivoted member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

PATRICK WHITE. Witnesses WM. F. DoLAN, JOHN WV. DAVREN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

